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Show kinsmen and friends. @ Then it was that fo the first time he was free-free to acknowledge the authorship of the «"Essay o Nature," and to live his life In this first book of Emerson's we find th whole man foreshadowed. It is a prospectus, a revelation and a prophecy. Thought from it appear in "Self-Reliance," "Th Over Soul," ¢ Friendship," and «" Compensation. For over forty years the work of Emerso was to extend, enlarge and amplify thi first ringing proclamation. To every love of Emerson it is Holy Writ; and in th original edition it is almost priceless & I was a prime factor in bringing about th spiritual freedo w no enjoy an a such, it can never grow old nor lose its fin flavor as of bay, thyme and sweet fern EeH Digital Image© 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah, Al rights reserved |